Artery xray of abdomen 75726-26 at French Hospital

1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1881760452

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$6,154.01

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$15,699.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$186.84 with BCBS - Anthem vs $26,354.30 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $186.84 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $186.84 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $186.84 ↓ -97%
CenCal Medicaid|> 21 $186.84 ↓ -97%
CenCal Medicaid|< 21 $186.84 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $186.84 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $186.84 ↓ -97%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $229.81 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $229.81 ↓ -96%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $928.53 ↓ -85%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $1,815.12 ↓ -71%
MHS HSPCC Commercial|All Plans $3,853.44 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,187.04 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $5,298.87 ↓ -14%
MHS Hospice Commercial|All Plans $5,369.73 ↓ -13%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
Alignment Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +12%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $7,136.00 ↑ +16%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,992.32 ↑ +30%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,848.64 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $10,733.33 ↑ +74%
United Commercial|HMO $10,733.33 ↑ +74%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $10,733.33 ↑ +74%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $12,131.20 ↑ +97%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $12,131.20 ↑ +97%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $13,986.56 ↑ +127%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $26,354.30 ↑ +328%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $26,354.30 ↑ +328%

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Artery xray of abdomen 75726-26 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,076.47 $282.67 – $23,085.47
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,390.71 $186.84 – $22,418.12
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,889.20 $186.84 – $25,002.66
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,030.40 $186.84 – $25,002.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $12,254.79 $1,416.75 – $7,353.90
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,400.61 $4,194.31 – $7,353.90
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $3,450.98 $186.84 – $10,733.33
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $5,316.24 $1,225.83 – $7,742.78

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